Download or read book No Child Left Behind and the Federal Mandate That All California Teachers Be Highly Qualified CenterView written by Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, Santa Cruz, CA. and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation aims to achieve the national goal of ensuring that every child meets rigorous standards of academic achievement. In particular, California is challenged to meet the NCLB requirement that by 2005-2006, all teachers be "highly qualified," meaning they must have a bachelor's degree, state certification (or be working towards a credential through an alternative route certification program), and have demonstrated knowledge in each subject they teach. In compliance with NCLB, California has adopted new regulations for teacher quality. Specifically, only teachers with full credentials or intern certificates/credentials will be considered "highly qualified."
Download or read book No Child Left Behind Implementation Update written by Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, Santa Cruz, CA. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal "No Child Left Behind Act" (NCLB), the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, seeks to improve student learning by setting high standards for academic achievement and putting into place basic school and district requirements to frame the improvement effort. Among those requirements considered to be paramount are the minimum standards for teacher qualifications, the equitable distribution of experienced teachers among schools, and the levy of federal sanctions on schools with low and stagnant academic performance. The law had originally required that every teacher of core academic subjects be "highly qualified" by the end of the 2005-06 school year but 29 states, including California, have been given a one-year extension to meet this requirement. The law also requires the balanced assignment of beginning and experienced teachers in order to relieve the persistent problem of the maldistribution of underprepared and novice teachers in low performing, high minority schools. This "CenterView" provides an update on California's progress in implementing the teacher quality provisions of NCLB. (Contains 1 exhibit and 1 footnote.).
Download or read book No Child Left Behind Primer written by Frederick M. Hess and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hess is a specialist in education policy at the American Enterprise Institute and Harvard U.; Petrilli is with the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a Washington-based school reform organization. They offer a concise guide to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), covering the history and key elements of the law, how it is intended to work, how i.
Download or read book Many Children Left Behind written by Deborah Meier and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2004-09-29 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Signed into law in 2002, the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) promised to revolutionize American public education. Originally supported by a bipartisan coalition, it purports to improve public schools by enforcing a system of standards and accountability through high-stakes testing. Many people supported it originally, despite doubts, because of its promise especially to improve the way schools serve poor children. By making federal funding contingent on accepting a system of tests and sanctions, it is radically affecting the life of schools around the country. But, argue the authors of this citizen's guide to the most important political issue in education, far from improving public schools and increasing the ability of the system to serve poor and minority children, the law is doing exactly the opposite. Here some of our most prominent, respected voices in education-including school innovator Deborah Meier, education activist Alfie Kohn, and founder of the Coalition of Essential Schools Theodore R. Sizer-come together to show us how, point by point, NCLB undermines the things it claims to improve: * How NCLB punishes rather than helps poor and minority kids and their schools * How NCLB helps further an agenda of privatization and an attack on public schools * How the focus on testing and test preparation dumbs down classrooms * And they put forward a richly articulated vision of alternatives. Educators and parents around the country are feeling the harshly counterproductive effects of NCLB. This book is an essential guide to understanding what's wrong and where we should go from here.
Download or read book No Child Left Behind written by Paul H. Berkhart and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest developments related to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, legislation to extend and revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which was signed into law as P.L. 107-110 (H.R. 1). This legislation extensively amends and re-authorises many of the programs of federal aid to elementary and secondary education. Major features of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 include the following: (a) states will be required to implement standards-based assessments in reading and mathematics for pupils in each of grades 3-8 by the 2005-2006 school year, and at three grade levels in science by the 2007-2008 school year; (b) grants to states for assessment development are authorised; (c) all states will be required to participate in National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics every second year; (d) states must develop adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards, incorporating a goal of all pupils reaching a proficient or advanced level of achievement within 12 years, and apply them to each public school, local education agency (LEA), and the state overall; (e) a sequence of consequences, including public school choice and supplemental services options, would apply to schools and LEAs that fail to meet AYP standards for 2 or more consecutive years; (f) ESEA Title I allocation formulas are modified to increase targeting on high poverty states and LEAs and to move Puerto Rico gradually toward parity with the states; (g) within 3 years, all paraprofessionals paid with Title I funds must have completed at least 2 years of higher education or met a "rigorous standard of quality"; (h) several new programs aimed at improving reading instruction are authorised; (i) teacher programs are consolidated into a state grant authorising a wide range of activities such as teacher recruitment, professional development, and hiring; (j) states and LEAs participating in Title I have various requirements to ensure that teachers meet the bill's definition of "highly qualified" by the end of the 2005-2006 school year; (k) almost all states and LEAs are authorised to transfer a portion of the funds they receive under several programs, and selected states and LEAs may consolidate funds under certain programs through performance agreements; (l) federal support of public school choice is expanded; (m) several previous programs are consolidated into a state grant supporting integration of technology into K-12 education; (n) the Bilingual and Emergency Immigrant Education Acts are consolidated into a single formula grant, with existing limits on the share of grants for specific instructional approaches eliminated; and (o) the 21st Century Community Learning Center program is converted into a formula grant with increased focus on after-school activities.
Download or read book NBCTs on NCLB written by Patrick Carl Guggino and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where Have All the Teachers Gone written by Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, Santa Cruz, CA. and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This policy brief presents a strong case for the creation of a statewide teacher data system in California by highlighting some of the simple teacher workforce questions that cannot be answered because such a system does not currently exist. At the state level, data on teacher qualifications are needed to fulfill the new reporting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the recent Williams lawsuit settlement. At the county and district levels, local officials need reliable data to monitor the match between teachers' assignments and their credentials, understand what attracts teachers to the profession, and determine what contributes to their decision to leave it. State and local decision-makers need good data on the make-up of the K-12 teacher workforce. But in order to get this information, the state's teacher data system needs to be redesigned. The existing system also makes it difficult for local education agencies to compile data for reporting required under NCLB. This policy report pinpoints two primary and related problems representing deficiencies of California's available data: (1) Fragmented responsibility for collecting and reporting teacher data; and (2) Lack of a commonly used unique teacher identifier to allow linkage across data systems. The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning offers the following seven recommendations: (1) A common identifier, such as teacher Social Security Number (SSN) or another unique teacher identifier should be used by all relevant agencies to enable longitudinal analysis and linkage across datasets; (2) An independent organizational structure should be adopted at the state level to oversee the teacher data system and ensure accuracy, validity and appropriate access over time; (3) Data collected by different agencies and/or organizations such as CCTC, CDE, STRS and statewide teacher programs should be merged on a regular, timely basis; (4) Analyses of the data in the teacher data system should be performed annually on a specified time line and made available to policy-makers and the public; (5) Measures to ensure access to the data for legitimate research should be established; (6) A regular system of accounting for data accuracy should be established to ensure that data and subsequent analyses are reliable; and (7) Standards should be developed and used across all involved agencies to protect teacher privacy and ensure appropriate uses of the data system for the purposes of evaluating programs and policies. The brief concluded by noting that an overhaul of California's teacher information system is long overdue. NCLB has presented the state with an opportunity to rethink the current system and redesign it to meet new federal reporting requirements.
Download or read book No Child Left Behind written by Mitchell L. Yell and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide examines the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and its effect on the education of students in America's public schools. This guide describes the legal structure of the law, the purpose of the law, and examines important principles of the law relevant to states, school districts and schools. Because each state will have its own ways of addressing the requirements of the law, discussion questions throughout each section require the reader to seek information about their state's interpretation of NCLB.
Download or read book No Child Left Behind Act more information would help states determine which teachers are highly qualified report to congressional requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No Child Left Behind written by Peter W. D. Wright and published by Harbor House Law Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The No Child Left Behind Act is confusing to parents, educators, administrators, advocates, and most attorneys. This book provides a clear roadmap to the law and how to get better educational services for all children. Includes CD ROM of resources and references.
Download or read book Delivering the Promise written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report discusses the federal role in education reform, recommends specific changes that could be made to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, and examines the federal funding available for NCLB.
Download or read book No Child Left Behind written by William Hayes and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While few would quarrel with the goal of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the nation is badly divided over whether the law is having a positive effect on our schools. At the same time, it is also true that most Americans, including many professional educators, have only a limited understanding of the content and scope of the legislation. As we are currently engaged in a national debate about the future role of the federal government in the field of education, it is essential that people become better informed about the history, content, and results of No Child Left Behind. This book is a valuable tool informing the current discussion on the reauthorization of the law. As a result, the reader will be better able to make up his own mind as to the direction we should take as a nation in pursuing the noble objective of ensuring that no child is left behind.
Download or read book State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No child left behind a toolkit for teachers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Has No Child Left Behind Been Good for Education written by Christina Fisanick and published by Greenhaven Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenhaven Press's At Issue Series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point out sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.
Download or read book Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind written by Brian M. Stecher and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-08 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies suggest that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001's goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. The authors recommend more-uniform state academic standards and teacher requirements and broader measures of student learning, including more subjects and tests of higher-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Download or read book The Challenges of No Child Left Behind written by E. Jane Irons and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an enhanced understanding of the NCLB major features and suggests resources in the areas of: History of Accountability and Achievement; Adequate Yearly Progress; Highly-Qualified Teachers; Title I; Reading and Early Childhood; School Reform including Charters and Vouchers; Restructuring; School Finance; and High School Reform.
